Juan Jose de Amezaga

Juan Jose de Amezaga Landaroso (28 January 1881-21 August 1956) was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1943 to 1 March 1947, succeeding Alfredo Baldomir and preceding Tomas Berreta. He was a member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Juan Jose de Amezaga Landaroso was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 28 January 1881, and he became a lawyer before rising to be a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Durazno from 1907 to 1915 and becoming a prominent member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay. He served as President from 1943 to 1947, and he left office in 1947 and died in 1956.